Sale reports / Arkansas / Hope Livestock Auction Inc. / 2023-05-25

Hope Livestock Auction Inc.

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hope, Arkansas · Thu, May 25
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2058
Feeder Cattle receipts
580 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 737▲ 105 vs year ago 475 · +22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 250▲ 4 vs year ago 219 · +1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 175▼ 15 vs year ago 55 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower. Quality was average. Sold a load of heifers on video to view information click this link ( https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3628.pdf ).

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.96/cwt on 90 head.
Average price
$209.96
90 head · 465 lb average
Value per head Derived
$976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.24
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474213.121,00979
Medium and Large 2402187.2575311thin
One grade step is worth $25.87/cwt here — about $256 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale90 hd
209.96
—
AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd
209.72
+0.24
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,707105.021,79312
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17693.271,09755
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49091.781,3683thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low96480.3177423

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$1,3422thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,3323thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,253$1,43711

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · Hope Livestock Auction - Hope, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300307.50/cwt307.50–307.509231
Steers—Medium and Large 2305210.00/cwt210.00–210.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1317279.04/cwt260.00–300.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 1366254.93/cwt238.00–275.009339
Steers—Medium and Large 2382212.35/cwt210.00–215.008113
Steers—Medium and Large 1422245.63/cwt235.00–265.001,0378
Steers—Medium and Large 2431196.90/cwt195.00–200.008495
Steers—Medium and Large 1465241.85/cwt237.50–245.001,1254
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added470247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1632
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Steers—Medium and Large 2510193.32/cwt190.00–195.009863
Steers—Medium and Large 1519228.13/cwt220.00–242.001,1849
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560242.41/cwt237.50–245.001,3573
Steers—Medium and Large 1572229.53/cwt220.00–235.001,3135
Steers—Medium and Large 2590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3952
Steers—Medium and Large 1630211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3291
Steers—Medium and Large 1674205.80/cwt197.50–212.501,3876
Steers—Medium and Large 1713187.02/cwt186.00–188.001,3332
Steers—Medium and Large 1763192.02/cwt185.00–199.001,4652
Steers—Medium and Large 1840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315197.44/cwt195.00–200.006224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331229.94/cwt220.00–242.507616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371229.01/cwt220.00–240.0085015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420218.67/cwt210.00–235.0091816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463180.00/cwt180.00–180.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471217.45/cwt212.50–225.001,02413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521208.00/cwt195.00–222.501,08411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,1532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538180.00/cwt180.00–180.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558197.67/cwt195.00–200.001,1033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617193.27/cwt190.00–195.001,1923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618192.70/cwt190.00–195.001,1913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663191.69/cwt191.00–193.001,2713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740161.51/cwt160.00–163.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457220.98/cwt215.00–225.001,0105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522211.37/cwt200.00–217.501,1037
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576203.30/cwt185.00–210.001,1715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712170.31/cwt167.00–175.001,2133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1828165.99/cwt165.00–167.001,3742
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,48582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2181
Bulls——1,707105.65/cwt98.00–110.001,8039
Bulls——1,820113.72/cwt111.00–116.002,0702
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82167.24/cwt63.00–70.005525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00483.94/cwt78.00–89.0084318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04980.98/cwt77.00–85.008499
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19793.55/cwt88.00–98.001,12036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213103.35/cwt101.00–108.001,25410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49091.78/cwt89.00–95.001,3683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,342.41/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,331.51/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3323
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2171,550.21/head1,500.00–1,600.001,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2441,418.10/head1,300.00–1,500.001,41810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.